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Автор Джон Мильтон

CONTENTS

Title Page

Chronology

Preface

Introduction

A PARAPHRASE ON PSALM 114

PSALM 136

ON THE DEATH OF A FAIR INFANT

AT A VACATION EXERCISE

ON THE MORNING OF CHRIST’S NATIVITY

THE PASSION

SONG: ON MAY MORNING

ENGLISH SONNETS

No. 1 O nightingale

No. 7 How soon hath time

No. 8 Captain or colonel

No. 9 Lady, that in the prime

No. 10 Daughter to that good earl

No. 11 I did but prompt the age

No. 12 A book was writ, of late

No. 13 Harry, whose tuneful

No. 14 When faith and love

No. 15 Fairfax, whose name in arms

No. 16 Cromwell, our chief of men

No. 17 Vane, young in years

No.

18 Avenge, O Lord

No. 19 When I consider

No. 20 Lawrence, of virtuous father

No. 21 Cyriack! Whose grandsire

No. 22 Cyriack, this three years day

No. 23 Methought I saw

ON SHAKESPEARE

ON THE UNIVERSITY CARRIER

ANOTHER ON THE SAME

AN EPITAPH ON THE MARCHIONESS OF WINCHESTER

L’ALLEGRO

IL PENSEROSO

ARCADES

COMUS: A MASQUE

ON TIME

UPON THE CIRCUMCISION

AT A SOLEMN MUSIC

LYCIDAS

THE FIFTH ODE OF HORACE, BOOK ONE

ON THE NEW FORCERS OF CONSCIENCE

PSALMS 1–8:

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

PARADISE LOST

Book I

Book II

Book III

Book IV

Book V

Book VI

Book VII

Book VIII

Book IX

Book X

Book XI

Book XII

PARADISE REGAINED

Book I

Book II

Book III

Book IV

SAMSON AGONISTES

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About the Author

Copyright

CHRONOLOGY

1608

Milton born, 9 December, in London

1618?–20?

tutored by Thomas Young

1615?

1620?–25

St. Paul’s School

1625

begins at Cambridge University, enrolled in Christ’s College

1629

March, B. A. degree

1632

March, M. A. degree

1632–38

residence at his father’s house

1634

September, Comus performed at Ludlow

1637

3 April, death of Milton’s mother

1638–39

European tour: France, Italy, Switzerland

1640

schoolteacher, in London

1641

Of Reformation in England

Of Prelatical Episcopacy

Animadversions upon the Remonstrant’s Defense

1642

May/June, married Mary Powell

The Reason of Church Government

An Apology for Smectymnuus

October, Civil War begins

1643

The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce

April, Milton’s father comes to live with him

1644

Of Education

The Judgment of Martin Bucer Concerning Divorce

Areopagitica

Milton’s sight begins to fail

1645

Tetrachordon

Colasterion

1646

Poems

29 July, daughter Anne born

1647

March, death of Milton’s father

1648

25 October, daughter Mary born

1649

30 January, Charles I executed

The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates

March, appointed Secretary for Foreign Tongues, Council of State

1650

left eye fails

1651

Defensio pro Populo Anglicano

16 March, son John born

1652

February/March, complete blindness

2 May, daughter Deborah born

May, Mary Powell Milton’s death

16 June, death of son, John

1654

Defensio Secunda

1655

Pro Se Defensio

1656

November, married Katherine Woodcock

1657

19 October, daughter Katherine born

1658

February, death of Katherine Woodcock Milton

17 March, death of daughter Katherine

3 September, Oliver Cromwell’s death

1659

A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes

Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings out of the Church

1660

The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth